Great Startup Mentors Confirmed for the Athens Founder Institute

In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs participate in weekly training and feedback sessions that are led by Founder Institute Mentors.

Our Mentors provide the passion, experience, and support that helps our Founders launch meaningful and enduring companies.

Rather than bringing in consultants and academics who teach theory, we bring in experienced Founders and CEOs to give our companies the most relevant and valuable advice. In a confidential setting, they share horror stories, best practices, and realistic feedback to help our Founders avoid "rookie mistakes" and be successful.

In the upcoming Greece - Eastern Europe 2024 Semester, we have secured a truly exceptional roster of Founder Institute Mentors, including many from out of town.

See the full list below;

Abdellah Aouf: Chief Executive Officer, GO Platform
Adam Matalon: Founder & CEO, Message HQ
Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Aditi Singh: Chief Product Officer, WineChain
Adrian Stoica: Founder, Soft Galaxy
Adrian Stanica: Founder
Adrian Zarnescu: CTO, SysWin
Adriana Iordan: VP Product Management, Microanalytics
Ajay Naqvi: Founder, The Blue Renaissance
Aleksandar Karaviloski: Founder, VE DOG FOOD LCC
Aleksandar Hinkov: Community Evangelist, BESCO - The Bulgarian Startup Association
Alex Paduraru: Founder, Creative Tim
Alex Cernatescu: CEO, Co-Founder & Global Head of Strategy, Stefanini Infinit - US & EMEA
Alex Dona: Founder , TimesNewRoman.ro
Alex Mincu: CEO, Safer Work
Alexander Naydenov: Head of Sales, GraphCMS
Alexander Ribbink: General Partner, Keen Venture Partners
Alexander Swaab: Senior Program Manager, Btomorrow Ventures
Alexander Sumin: co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer, ClaimCompass
Alexandra Karapidaki: Co-Founder, Bizrupt
Alexandru Gheorghiu: CCO@ABC Data Distributie, Founder@IBWT
Alex M. Dascalu: Lead Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
Alina Kornienko: COO, co-founder, Quppy
Alina Balan: Partner, designthinkingsociety.com
Ana Iorga: CEO, Buyer Brain
Ana Maria Manda: Global Innovation Managmenet Senior Consultant, SAP
Ana Maria Udriste: Founder & CEO , Avocatoo
Anastasia Angelova: CSO & Co-Founder, Noble Hire
Andon Simeonov: VP @ SoftServe | Bulgaria Country Manager, SoftServe
Andreea Suciu: Managing Partner, Suciu | The Employment Law Firm
Andrei Pitis: CEO, Simple Capital
Andrei Muscalu: CEO, SUNMARKET.IO
Andrei Cretu: co-founder
Andrei Ostacie: Founder, Business Development Manager, OKAPI
Andrei Roth: Commercial Pricing Director, UiPath
Andrei Cretu: Co-founder of 7card
Andres Jordan: Founder, Factor6, LLC
Andrew Crawford: Head of Finance
Aneida Bajraktari Bicja: Co-Founder & Partner, Balkan Capital
Angel Angelov: Managing Partner, Innovation Capital
Anil Pillai Dr.: Founder and CEO, Buyer Brain
Anita Jovic: Founder, PurpleBlock and AI Serbia
Anna Radulovski: Partner , Tech Family Ventures
Antonio Eram: Founder & CEO, NETOPIA Payments
Ashli Weiss: Attorney, Weiss Law LLP
Assim Ishaque: Co-Director, Founder Institute Midlands, Director, The Entrepreneurs Trust
Atanas Atanasov: Agile Master, Bosch Digital Bulgaria
Bartosz Drapikowski: CEO, Debonair Beast
Benjamin Rameau: Founder, Smile Research
Bilyana Dimitrova: Managing Partner, Dimitrova and Staykova Law office
Bogdan Iordache: Founder, How to Web, TechHub Bucharest, TechAngels
Bogdan Oprea: Founder, Aventurine
Boris Hristov: Founder and CEO, 356labs
Boris Kolev: Founder and Managing Partner, DigiMark Ventures
Borys Musielak: Partner, SMOK Ventures
Boyan Pavlov: Investor, ConnectedBin Ltd.
Bozhidar Hristov: Founder, Streebl
Bozhidar Georgiev: CEO & Founder
Bozhidar Georgiev : Founder and CEO, Work & Share Coworking
Bülent Duagi: Digital Business Strategist
Calin Lupsan: Founder, CEO, Intelligence
Catalin Grigorescu: Managing Partner, bpv GRIGORESCU STEFANICA
Charlotte Aschim: CEO and Co-Founder, TotalCtrl
Charlotte Christensen: Executive Director, Fintocat
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Foltz: Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
Christo Peev: Co- Founder & CEO, Motion Software
Claudia Falkinger: Co-Founder, Women in Mobility
Colin Howes: Founder, Series-A
Constantino Navarro: CFO, - Jumia / Taparo / World Bank
Corina Toma: Founder, Hub Eleven Advertising
Corneliu Manescu: Principal Software Development Engineer, Microsoft
Cosmin Curticapean: Founder, iFactor
Cosmin Pasnicu: Founder, KOFITI
Costin Baroiu: Founder, Heroo
Cristi Badea: Co-founder & CEO , MavenHut Games
Cristian Negrutiu: Partner, Sparking Capital
Cristian Onetiu: Entrepreneur, Life Care Corp
Cristian Orasanu: Co-Founder, Paybilla
Cristian Munteanu: Partner, Early Game Ventures
Cristina Bucur: Counsel, DLA Piper Global Law Firm
Cristina Daianu: Partner, Dentons
Daan Weddepohl: CEO & Founder, Peerby
Dan Calugareanu: Partner, Early Game Ventures
Dan Mihaescu: Founding Partner , Gapminder Venture Partners
Dan Huru: Co-Founder, Meetgeek
Danail Koev: Co-Founder & CEO, VEDA
Danail Hadjiatanasov: Engineering Manager, MUI
Daniel Rogoz: Founder, Kinderpedia
Daniel Vaduva: Founder, Kalium Labs
Daniel Ratke: CTO, rhome
Daniel Lorer: Advisory Board Member, Quadrodynamics
David Llorente: Founder and CEO, Narrativa (AI-Generated Content)
Diana Aladzhova: Founder , CFO Insights
Dilyan Dimitrov: Partner, Eleven Ventures
Dimitar Giulev: CEO, Antipodes
Dimitar Vouldjeff: Co-founder and CEO, Enhancv
Dimitar Savov: Founder & Head of Marketing, Startup Masters
Dimitris Polychronopoulos: Oslo Chapter Director, FI Mentor
Diyan Mihaylov: Co-Founder, ProductTank
Dora Petrova: Founder, FemGems
Dragos Preda: Co-Founder & CEO, PrimeRenting
Elena Mlotok: General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon
Elena Nikolova: Community Manager, CEO Angels Club, Co-Founder, ESCREO
Elena Gramatova-Andreeva: Director of Product Development / Program Manager Generative AI, Bosch Digital Bulgaria
Eli Zhabevska: Senior Associate, South Central Ventures
Elif Güngör Reis: Food Technology & Entrepreneur Expert, Istanbul Arel University
Elina Halatcheva: Managing Director, BrightCap Ventures
Elina Zheleva: Managing Partner, launchlabs Sofia
Elitza Stoilova: Founder & CEO, Umni.co
Emmett King: Co-Founder, Transylvania Angels Network (T.A.N.)
Eric Bartha: Head of Investment Management, Seedblink
Erik Barna: CEO and Founder, LIFE IS HARD SA
Erik Evrard: Partner Director EMEA and APAC, Platform.sh
Evelina Necula: Co-Founder, kinderpedia.co
Florian Zgunea: CEO, Remantec AG
Florin Cioaca: Founder, Traderion
Florin Grosu: Co -founder, Traderion
Frane Sesnic: CEO, Zagreb Innovation Centre
Frederik Bohn: Manager Venture Development, CreativeDock
Gabriel Paunescu: CEO, Naologic
Gabriel Barcaru: Managing Partner, BRIDCON Business and Management Consulting
Gabriela Milcev: Partner, MILCEV BURBEA Intellectual Property & Law Office
Gabriel Alin Zainescu: Founder & CEO, Zainescu Consulting
Galia Jordanova: CEO, Gaida.ai
Galina Markova: Angel Investor, Angel Investor
George Petrov: Founder, Trevor Labs ltd.
George Brashnarov: General Manager, Nemetschek OOD Bulgaria
George Sidjimkov: General Partner , Sofia Angels Ventures
George Rimpeff: CEO, Prudentia Sarl
George Cretu: ALECHMIST, AXIOBIT LIMITED
George Dita: Founder, WiseUp
Georgi Kadrev: Co-Founder & CEO, Imagga & Kelvin Health
Georgi Ivanov: Founder & CEO, Noble Hire
Georgi Malchev: Managing Partner, XploraBG
Georgi Milenchev: CEO, Fonio
Gergana Stoitchkova: Investment Associate, Eleven Ventures
Gold Hood: Founder, Ads4Earth
Gregoire Vigroux: Co-Founder & Vice-President, TELUS International
Grzegorz Grabowski: CEO, Maspex Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova
Hristo Chernev: Founder and CEO, TaxiMe
Hristo Neychev: Founder & CEO, Tryad Games
Hristo Tenchev: Co-Founder, Softuni
Hristo Hristov: CEO, Darik
Hristomir Hristov: CEO, Prikazkite.bg
Idowu Akinde: Founder, Boolean Labs
Idowu Akinde: Founder, Boolean Labs
Idris Revert, Time for the Planet
Ihar Mahaniok: Managing Partner, Geek Ventures
Illia Kolomoiskyi: Founder, Boatscribe
Inga Driksne: Operations Lead & Advisor, Early stage SaaS startups
Ioan Cocan: Managing Partner, Tremend
Ioan Iacob: Founder & CEO, FLOWX.AI
Ionut Patrahau: Managing Partner, Corporate Development, SeedBlink
Ionut Tata: President, Cluster for Innovation and Technology
Irena Teneva: CEO, Space Pro Ltd.
Irina Obushtarova: Co-founder & CEO, The Recursive
Iskren Krusteff, VC LAW FIRM
Iskren Mitev: Co-Founder & Wizard of Light-bulb moments, Co-Founder, ESCREO
Iulian Circiumaru: Managing Partner
Ivan Ivanka: President & CEO, Ivanka Group
Ivan Dzheferov: Community Manager & GM for Bulgaria, Vereign AG
Ivan Draganov: Senior Innovation Analyst, Dealroom.co
Ivan Guberkov: VP & GM, Hybrid Work Division, OfficeRnD | Flex & Hybrid Work Software
Ivan Osmak: CEO & Co-Founder, Quantive (formerly Gtmhub)
Ivan Ivanka: General Partner, i1x
Ivan Germanov
Ivan Bjelajac: CEO, MVP Workshop
Ivan Germanov: Regional Success Manager, Founder Institute
Ivaylo Hristov: Founder, DEV.BG
Ivaylo Ivanov: Director, Founder Institute Eastern Europe
Ivaylo Simov: Founder, Eleven Ventures
Ivaylo Slavov: CEO, Bulpros
Ivelin Ivanov: co-founder, FI Web 3
Ivo Vasilev: Founder and CEO, Reloyalty
Ivo Radulovski: Partner, Tech Family Ventures
Jaco Fok: Founder, equalifai
Jamal Maxey, Pitch Lounge
James Song: Co-Founder, HOTPOT NETWORK
Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
Janet Todorova: Head of Expansion, Founder Institute
Janne Saarikko: Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute
Jascha Willimek: Managing Partner, neusta group
Jeroen Maudens: Partner, ONEtoONE Corporate Finance
Jeroen Bertrams: Online Marketing Consultant
Jivko Ivanov: Managing Partner, Simbula Ltd.
Joel Walker: Chief Operations Officer, THE KNOWLEDGE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
Konstantinos Vassakis: Co-founder, Bizrupt
Konstantinos Karvounakis: Principal, Metavallon VC
Kostas Karolemeas: Founder, CEO, Allcancode
Krasimir Nikolov: CEO & Co-founder, Quark VR
Krasimir Kehayov: Investment Manager, DYNAX Invest
Kristijan Mileski: Program Director, Business Impact Lab
Lars Wiechen: Partner in Charge, Deloitte
Laura Bloomer: Founder, Backed Technologies / Redaim
Laurentiu Balasa: Founder, Founder at BookVitals
Lenard Adanov: CEO, Adan Media Ltd.
Leo Mart: Founder, Sunrise VR Studio
Leona Aslanova: Founder and CEO, Innovation Starter Box
Liviu Dragan: Founder, DRUID
Luca Stirbat: Founder, Creative Motion
Lucas Jacquet: Chief of Staff, Umiami
Lucia Cerchlan: Co-Founder, Lumus Investment
Luka Ivicevic: CEO, Index Health
Lukasz Owczarek: Head of Growth, MIT Enterprise Forum CEE
Lyubomir Yanchev: Founder and CEO, MClimate
Maciej Zawadzinski: General Partner, Hard2beat
Magdalena Jabłońska: CEO, MIT Enterprise Forum CEE
Maher Santarissy: Managing Director, moment
Maksym Moneta: CEO and Founder, Startupers Online
Malin Iulian Stefanescu: Vice President, TechAngels
Maria Mihes: Storyteller, FI EE Director, UiPath alumni
Marian Dinu: Managing Partner, DLA Piper Dinu
Marian Ignev: CEO, TeachableHub
Mariola Bitner: Director, Founder Institute Poland
Marius Ursache: CEO & Co-founder, MetaBeta
Marius Dosinescu: CEO, AYSA.ai
Marius Deak: CEO, AVANDOR & Green Pixel
Marius Costin: CEO, PayU
Marius Dosinescu: Founder, AYSA.ai
Marius Mitroi: CEO , Rise
Mark Rogers: CEO, Futurist Labs
Marvin Liao: Partner, GAMEGROOVE Capital & Diaspora Ventures
Matiullah Rahmaty: Founder/President , BrightPoint Consulting Services
Matteo Ressa: Founder & CEO, ChefPassport
Mattia Raffaelli: CEO & Co-Founder, RoomMate
Max Gurvits: Managing Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
Maya Zlatanova: Co-Founder & CEO, FindMeCure
Mester Catalin: Founder, Bookups & I Love Failure
Mihai Rotaru: FOUNDER, CLEVER TAXI
Mihai Stefanescu: Senior Advisor at Innovation Norway, innovasjonnorge.no
Mihai Sfintescu: Managing Director, Abilito Capital
Mihai Darzan: Founder, RINGHEL
Mike Hapoianu: CEO, Mindspace Romania and Poland
Mike Suprovici: Head of Acceleration, VC Lab
Mila Petrova, TeamUp services
Milen Ivanov: Managing Partner, Sofia Angels Ventures, Co-Founder, CEO Angels Club
Milena Kraeva: Founder & CEO, Nexus Impact Ventures
Mircea Vadan: Founder, Cluj Startups, MVP Academy
Mircea Capatina: Founder, smartbill.ro
Mirella Yordanova: Network & Community Manager, Seedcamp
Miroslav Miroslavov: Co-Founder and CEO, OfficeRnD
Miroslav Nedyalkov: Co-founder & CTO, OfficeR&D
Miroslav Nedyalkov: Software Architect & Co-founder, OfficeRnD
Monica Georgieff: CMO, School Space
Myrto Papathanou: Partner, Metavallon VC
Nadia KANOUN: CEO, Senior Adviser, Trainer & Coach, IHSCEN for Startups
Nancy Brito: Partner - Investor, Ground Capital
Natalya Bagrova: Co-Founder, Art Director, Brand Strategist , Suva Inc.
Natanail Stefanov: Executive Director
Nathan Evans: Co-Founder, fulfin - financing ecommerce
Nick Saunders: Chairman, Golden Media OOD
Nick Todorov: Founder & CEO, LimeChain
Nicolas Boitout: Co-Founder, Beyond Business School
Nikita Kharchenko: Startup Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Nikolai Nedelchev: CEO, Publicis Groupe Bulgaria
Nikolas Samios: Managing Partner, PropTech1 Ventures
Nikolay Yarmov: Founder and CEO, CEED
Nina Nikolikj: SwissEP Program Officer, Swisscontact
Oana Petrescu: CEO, Blueair
Olivia Marcu-Iordanescu: Founder, Chief Legal Strategist, https://spotlegal.io
Orkun Ozbatur: Director & Founder, FI Benelux & Concio
Ovi Negrean: Chief Executive Bee, SocialBee.io
Ozana Giusca: CEO & Founder, Tooliers
Paloma Lecheta: LatAm Regional Director, Founder institute founder institute
Patrick O'Connor-Read: AI || Blockchain || Product, Architect & CTO
Paul Kikano: Head of Product, B2B Marketplace Europe, Amazon
Paul Putz: Managing Partner, Danube Angels
Pavel Kaminsky: Founder & CEO, 7Security GmbH
Pavlina Dzhartova: COO, HyperAspect
Pedro Conceição: Director of Growth, Kencko
Petar Petrov: Chief AI Officer, Eleven Ventures
Petar Tsachev: Investor, LAUNCHub Ventures
Petar Zaharinov: CTO, DiFOLD
Peter Lozanov: Co-founder and CEO, BattlePass Studio
Peter Barta: CEO, FPP
Petko Karamotchev: Director
Petya Angelova: Strategic Sourcing Lead, EnduroSat
Philip Grother: CEO & Founder, Stepping-Stone / Test my App
Piotr Boulangé: Director, Founder Institute Poland
Pouria Kay: Mentor, Founder Institute
Radoslav Stankov: Head of engineering, Product Hunt
Radoslav Nikolov: Managing Director, SAP Labs Bulgaria
Radostina Tsenova: Lead Manager of Tech Tour Investors Club, Tech Tour
Radoy Stoyanov: FSI Leader, DIGITALL
Radu Savopol: CO-FOUNDER & GENERAL MANAGER, 5-To-Go
Radu Balaceanu: Co FOunder, LifeBox
Radu Ionicioiu: National Quantum Coordinator, Romanian Quantum Network
Radu Ticiu: Co-Founder, Growceanu Angel Investment
Radu Sebastian Amarie: CTO, Findie.me
Rali Ivanova: CPO, Appolica
Razvan Tapu: Chief Digital Officer, Stefanini
Razvan Dinu: Founder, RoboSelf
Regine Harr: Investor , Regine Investements
Remi Saint-Jean: Founder, delighting.io
Ricardo Monagas: CTO, TotalCtrl
Rina Onur: General Partner, 500 Istanbul
Rita Vilas Boas: Investor & Advisor, Ground Capital
Robert Wijers: Founding Partner, Value & PurposeValue
Robin Teurlings: Founder / CEO, The Startup Buddy
Rodrig Naska: Founder, Revido
Roland Van Kralingen: Founder, Marketing Fund
Ruben Seoane: CEO, Damocles Analytics
Rumen Iliev: Partner, LAUNCHub
Ruslan Leteyski: Founder & CEO, Vanga AI
Ruslan Bocancea: Owner, Bocancea Law Group
Russell Brand: CEO & Founder, Responsible Solutions Limited
Ryan Riegg: Senior Associate, Adams Corporate Law, Inc
Salim Virani: Founder, Source Institute
Sam Olawale: Founder, DGL
Sasha Bezuhanova: Founder and Chairperson, MoveBG
Serban Alexandrescu: CEO, Headvertising
Sergiu Maier: Founder, Plaeto
Sergiu Petre: Senior PR Consultant, Graffiti Public Relations
Sergiu Gîdei: Founder, Boanță, Gîdei și Asociații
Shahar Hillel: Software Solutions Specialist, Innovation-Hill
Silvia Axinescu: Managing Associate, Reff & Associates SCA
Silyana Bojilova, Nebula Coworking Space
Simona Bali: Head of Investor Program, GoingVC
Simona Irmova: Eastern Europe Program Manager & HQ Operations Associate, Founder Institute
Sinisha Djukic: General Manager, Bosch Digital Bulgaria
Sorina Conea: Co-Founder, EduMagic
Stanislav Sirakov: Partner, LAUNCHub
Stefan Jørgensen: CEO, itembase.com
Stefan Vladimirov: Creative Director, monolig.
Stefano Glauser: Founder, Startup Jam
Stephane Gantchev: Co-Founder, Mobile Monday Sofia
Stéphane Ambrosini: European & Chartered Patent Attorney, Marks and Clerk
Stoyan Nedin: Venture Partner, Vitosha Venture Partners
Svetla Simidchieva: Founder and CEO, Placement Feed
Svetlin Nakov: Co-founder, Software University Ltd.
Svetoslava Georgieva: Founder, Talent Hub
Svetozar Georgiev: Co-Founder, Telerik, Telerik Academy, Campus X
Tatjana Kalezic: Founder, Serbia Start Up
Tatyana Mitkova: Co-Founder and CEO, ClaimCompass
Teodor Panayotov: CEO, CourseDot
Thibaut Taittinger: Founder & CEO, Puzl CowOrKing
Till Kaestner: Founder, Managing Director, BrightSide Holding UG
Timo Kugler: Co-Founder, NASH + BANKS
Todor Kolev: Founder and CEO, Farstar
Tomasz Kolodziejak
Torrey Smith: Co-Founder & CEO, Endiatx
Valentin Mihov: CTO, Santiment
Valentina Zaharia: Actor & Coach, The National Theater In Bucharest
Vasile Tamas: CEO, Beez
Vassil Popovski: CEO & Co-founder, Connecto.ai (Acquired by Leanplum)
Veroniek Vermeulen: Founder, Silatha
Victor Schiller: President, R Cubed Group
Viktor Bilyanski: Chief Technology Officer, ScaleFocus
Viktor Petrov: Co-Founder & COO, Crypto APIs
Viktor Minchev: VC Investor, Eleven Ventures
Vittoria Casanova: Investment Manager, The Index Project
Vlad Sarca: Partner, Sparking Capital
Vlad Tudorie: Founder, Fuse Press
Vladimir Rusev: Regional Manager Eastern Europe, Turkey and Israel, Leanplum
Vladimir Sijakovic: Founder, Cvik & Partners
Volen Vulkov: Co-Founder, Enhancv
Xenia Muntean: Founder, Planable
Yasen Rusev: Co- Founder & CEO, Escreo
Yavor Gochev: Investment Manager, Innovation Capital
Zbigniew Barwicz: Managing Partner, Freya Capital
Zoya Todorova: Partner, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm
Zsofi Toth: Co-founder and Navigator, Puzl CowOrKing Budapest